BRISTOL WATER FISHERY REPORTS
WEEK ENDING MONDAY 13th August 2007
TOTAL FISH NOW TAKEN 36,787
Weather. There has been something of a return to normality, at least for an English Summer, with sun, wind and showers by turns.
Water Levels have remained very high following the recent spells of heavy rain. Blagdon is overflowing and Chew and Barrows nearly full. The main lakes are still slightly coloured. The heavy weed growth at Chew and Blagdon is breaking up and dying off. The surface water temperature is now 16°C.
BLAGDON The weed growth on the South shore continues to make fishing there difficult except at Cheddar Water and Pipe Bay. The weed- cutting boat is being deployed whenever possible but the high water level can make it difficult to use. The North Bank and Butcombe are still fishable, as are Rugmoor and Top End from the boats. Several rods have reported success by fishing over the boils with lures on sinking lines, but elsewhere nymph fishing is still the favourite, with the usual Buzzers, Stick Flies, Diawl Bachs and Pheasant Tails.
CHEW VALLEY The deeper water banks have seen good catches for bank rods, especially Wick, Nunnery, Woodford and Walley. Many boats have taken good bags on long drifts across the middle using dries or nymphs on the ‘washing line’, and also round the margins where the water is shallow and weedy – Herriotts, Stratford, Herons Green and Villice. There fish are feeding well on buzzer, corixa and snail. Best flies are Red and Claret Emergers, Diawl Bachs, Buzzers and Crunchers. On hot bright days fish can still be found near the surface in wind lanes and in the slicks that form downwind of the aerators. Richard Evershed caught a 5lb 6oz brownie from the bank.
BARROW At the Barrows all the usual methods have been bringing results. Reminder: Tank no 2 has not been stocked - so don’t waste time fishing there.
LITTON. The Top Lake remains a little coloured but it’s still well worth a few casts in the deeper, clearer water near the Dam. The Lower Lake is still fishing pretty well, but few moving fish seen so fish nymphs sub-surface for best results.
This Weeks Catch:
Chew Valley: 524 fish taken by 179 rods, average 2.9 per rod.
Blagdon 191 fish taken by 130 rods, average 1.5 per rod.
Barrows: 150 fish taken by 119 rods, average 1.3 per rod.
Litton 7 fish taken by 4 rods, average 1.8 per rod.
Total fish taken from all waters: 36,787 fish to 12,102 rods, average 3.0 per rod.
Bristol Water fisheries, Woodford Lodge, Chew Stoke, Nr Bristol, BS40 8XH.
Tel 01275 332339, Fax 01275 331377, email: woodford.lodge@bristolwater.co.uk